Friends and I used to get into heated debates over Samuel L's character. I say he did it for his own selfish reasons and not for his daughter. In fact, he wasn't thinking about his kids at all. Which invariably leads to the "if this happened to your daughter" stuff.

Most of John Grisham's novels should be taken as entertainment. If you really look into them, they are pretty much crap.

Still a good movie though. Even though he was guilty as hell for murder, white or black.

quote:Friends and I used to get into heated debates over Samuel L's character. I say he did it for his own selfish reasons and not for his daughter. In fact, he wasn't thinking about his kids at all. Which invariably leads to the "if this happened to your daughter" stuff.

quote:Even though he was guilty as hell for murder, white or black.

This is what bothers me about the film. Sam Jackson comes off kinda racist.

And in the end, he gets off. I don't know if rape is enough justification for 2 murders, even if they were race-related.